The Sims and The Sims 2 are back with re-releases on PC, but more modern players used to the ease of The Sims 4 might just be in for an unpleasant surprise as it turns out the original 2000 game is no walk in the park.
Now that the original Sims game has returned to the limelight thanks to EA's celebratory 25th birthday re-releases, both old fans and newcomers alike are experiencing the pixel-y chaos of the life sim series' first game. It hasn't all been positive, however, with a steep learning curve – more than two decades have passed since The Sims first launched, after all. As one player writes in an online thread on the difficulty, "The Sims 1 is VERY challenging."
